Monthly Archives: June 2016

Today I faced the biggest dilemma of my life: should I get blueberry pancakes or French toast for brunch? On one hand, French toast is fluffy, thick, and stuffed with decadent cinnamon-vanilla flavor. Yet, blueberry pancakes combine savory and sweet perfectly in one hearty dish that will leave you feeling satisfied for hours. Decisions, decisions.…

Why are delicious things so high in calories? Seriously, you would think that with crazy technological advances such as lightning-fast DNA sequencing and cars that can park themselves common today, someone would have taken the time to come up with a carrot cake that’s zero calories or Ben & Jerry’s pint that contains less than…

How do you stay active during the summer? Now, I know what you’re thinking: it’s summertime, what do you mean “stay active”? You’re outside constantly- going to the beach, gardening, enjoying the sunshine… That’s a valid point. So maybe I should rephrase the question: How do you stay active during your vacation? A little bit…

One of my best friends is obsessed with bananas. Banana pancakes, banana gelato, banana milkshakes- she loves them all. In fact, I won’t be surprised if the cake at her wedding is banana flavored. Unfortunately, said best friend is in Italy right now on vacation– where she discovered, might I add, that banana gelato is…

You’re probably thinking to yourself: why am I receiving a post update from Skinny Sweet Treats on a Wednesday instead of a Tuesday or Thursday? Well, I’m here to tell you that this is only the first of a long line of Wednesday posts! Why the sudden change? Allow me to explain… If you’ve read…

Are you a fan of surprises? I most definitely am. Well, as long as they’re good surprises. And especially if they’re surprises involving food! This recipe holds the best surprise of them all: melted chocolate on the inside. You pick up the dark chocolate cookie and think: “Hm, this looks like it could be yummy.”…

My mom went absolutely crazy for this bread. She’s thoroughly enjoyed my past bread recipes, especially my recipe for healthy Banana Bread, but her love for this bread was different. Almost from the minute she arrived home from work, my mom made a beeline for this bread. Then proceeded to help me devour almost 1/4…